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Wacom today announced its Intuos4 Wireless professional pen tablet featuring Bluetooth wireless technology.

Adobe’s ConnectNow video conferencing service aims to out-simple the competitors, but did Adobe take the less-is-more approach too far? We break it down in this review.

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We kick off today’s episode of CNET’s The 404 Podcast with a fun story about the Nestle Crunch Hotline number. They’re latest viral campaign connects offers a series of hidden menus within the pre-recorded call center that lets callers choose between English, Spanish, and Pig Latin language options. You can also choose to hear pre-recorded knock-knock jokes, “funner game options,” and the weirdest feature that lets you listen to the sound of bubble wrap. We attempt to call the number during the show, but the line is so popular that we keep getting busy signals, so call 1-800-295-0051 if you have time to waste after listening to our show.

Jeff also brings us an amazing deal from Dell for the new Alienware M11x. It won our Best of CES 2010 award and judging by its size, it’s comparable to a gaming netbook. You get an 11.6-inch display and a 1.3GHz Pentium SU4100 processor inside as well as a battery with 2 hours of gaming play and 6.5 hours of standby time. Best of all, the gaming rig comes in at a base price of $799. No, we’re not working on the Alienware payroll, but with portable gaming systems dropping in price, the appeal of PC gaming is bigger than ever and we thought our listeners would appreciate this deal. Check it out!

Lots more stories in the rundown today including a $7000 talking sex robot, a t-shirt that all predators will enjoy, the new Sonic the Hedgehog 4 trailer, and more!

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Like just about everyone else on the planet, you broke down and purchased a Netbook. Somewhere along the way, the thought creeps in–maybe I can find some games that’ll run on this wimpy Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics…